WitchHuntsInAmerica

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Introduction: Michelle, Barbara, Chanel
1. Attention grabber: What do you think of when you hear the words "witch hunt?"
2.Statement:
3.Thesis statement: I bet you never knew that witch hunts still go on today. Even after the Salem Witch Trials ended.
4. Preview Statement: Examples of "witch hunts" that have occurred in American in modern time, are 9/11 and the people targeted for those attacks, WWII and the Japanese Internment Camps, and Gays in the army , with the "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy.

Body:
  • 1A.) Background Information(Sardayah)
-When did people start using the term Witch hunt ?
-When in history has it occured ?
-Definiton of witch hunts.
-Examples of Witch hunts occurring today.


  • 2A.) Japanese Internment camps(Barbara)
-How this played a role into Witch hunts?
- Why Japanese were looked down upon.
-What happened to them?
-How were they re-payed?

  • 3A.) Gay Americans in the Army viewed as witches(Michelle)
-Why were they discriminated against?
  1. "Don't ask, don't tell"
  2. Accusations from fear. Ex. Religious views

-How did it affect the army ?
  1. Job loss of experienced and well equipped soldiers
  2. Dis-honorary Discharge on record
-What did they do to gay Americans in the military?


  • 4A.) How "witches" were accused of the 9/11 attack(Chanel)
-What group was targeted the most?
  1. Why were they targeted?
  2. How were they treated?
  3. How were other civilians affected?

- How did this change the views of Americans?
  1. Why most people now look down on Islamic foreigners.
  2. How the image of being Muslim or Islamic has changed forever.